for the king in his first trooping the colour ceremony here? reporter: i think for king charles this will be a poignant moment for more reasons than one. firstly, this is the first trooping of the colour for the king so that is significant in and of itself. but also because of the deep connection that king charles has with the armed forces and with all of the arms of it. le with the ref, with the marines, with the army. so for him, this is very much about strengthening that bond between the monarch and the forces and particularly of course the household division, which is what this ceremony really focuses on. there are two cavalry regiments and five food guard regiments. the trooping of the colour is when the flag is paraded around the parade. that is ceremonyially so all of them would recognize the
five weeks ago. in many ways, trooping the color is a smaller affair because it focuses on the household division. seven regiments of the household division, five foot guards, two cavalry, hundreds of soldiers and horses, compared to a coronation, a minor affair. we are still looking at that balcony. i m wondering, do you have a favorite moment from the balcony shot? is it prince louis you re looking out for? always. that s what i m always looking forward to, if he ll have a tantrum, put his hands of his ears, fight with his siblings. it s the cutest thing. prince louis, i don t remember the specific sporting event, he was there with the princess of wales and was really showing out. she was trying to keep him under control. she was trying to discipline him, and he was not having it. it was a great moment. there s that picture. we ll be watching you closely. thank you. stay with us.
day. lots of ceremony to take place. members of the household cavalry here passing by the gates of buckingham palace. making their way down the mall where they will be ending at horse guard s parade . i want to bring in royal watcher felicia mama da. as you re watching the same pictures here as we re waiting for king charles to begin the trooping of the colour, talk to me about the importance of this and the difference between this and what we saw at the coronation. so we were just talking about
many years. and princess anne, princess royal, she is now colonel of the blues and royals. she is expected to be on horseback for this ceremonial procession today. all eyes on the gates of buckingham palace right now. we are looking there. you see the balcony shot, of course, above where expectedly king charles is leaving buckingham palace. that is where king charles will be appearing once the whole ceremony of trooping the colour has ended. all eyes beneath it at that gate where we should see king charles and the other members taking off. this is the king s troop royal horse artillery and the royal band. you ll hear lots of regimental music, of course, throughout the
welcome back to all you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. any moment now king charles will begin his first official birthday celebration since taking the crown. going to show you images from london where a military parade called trooping the colour is underway. king charles was actually born in november but british monarchs usually hold the official ceremony in the summer when the weather is more ideal. let s go to cnn s anna stewart again at buckingham palace. the king running late, it seems. reporter: possibly. i don t think king charles likes to be late. we did see a car that looked like it might have had a sovereign escort to it arriving at buckingham palace. it s possible he has arrived